Save your own outputs in the shortcuts library.

The button formerly known as DIY has had a full upgrade. For anyone who needs a refresher, the DIY option let you write your own instructions to get a specific output from a meeting. Useful, but every time you wanted that output again, you had to write the instructions from scratch.

Here's what's changed:

1. DIY instructions are now called shortcuts, because that's what they are: a shortcut to a bespoke output you've built.
2. You can save a shortcut and reuse it whenever you like.
3. Shortcuts live in a full library, so you can build your own, save the ones that work, and share them with your team if you're on a team plan.

We built this after heaps of feedback from users who loved DIY so much they wanted to save what they made. Here's how it works.

What are shortcuts?

You now have two options in your Contented workspace for creating documents and insights: use our expertly designed Contented templates, or make your own.

Making your own is like the old DIY button. It's a way to get a different output from your meeting when the Contented templates aren't exactly what you need. A few examples:

• Your follow-up emails: the way you always like to format and articulate your post-meeting messages.
• Client analysis: if your team runs the same analysis after every call, save the format to reuse each time.
• Internal newsletter: instantly turn a town hall or leadership update into the format of your company newsletter.

If you like the output you've created, save it as a shortcut in your library for next time.

The Additional instructions option is still there too. Use it for small tweaks to existing Contented templates, things like "translate this into Mandarin" or "use a casual, friendly tone".

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The shortcuts library

The blue shortcuts library button in your Contented workspace opens a window where you can save, share and reuse what you've made yourself. Inside, you'll find:

• Favourites: the shortcuts you've starred and want to reach for often.
• My shortcuts: every shortcut you've created yourself.
• My team: if you're on a team plan, share your shortcuts with others, and see all the shortcuts shared across your workspace.
• Categories: shortcuts can be grouped by category (HR and people, operations, strategy, and so on), and you can sort by usage to see what's proving most useful.

For more on how to make and use your own shortcuts, visit our knowledge articles here.